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Mapping the legal map between power system flexibility in synergy with renewable energy

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2021

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Pages

58

Abstract

This thesis examines the legal and administrative barriers to sector coupling and Power‑to‑X (PTX) as key enablers of power system flexibility in synergy with renewable energy. Grounded in international climate law (UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement) and the EU framework (the Clean Energy Package, the European Green Deal, the EU Climate Law, and the 2018/2001 Renewable Energy Directive), it maps how existing rules can hinder or enable the shift away from carbon‑based fuels. The motivation is the EU’s high reliance on fossil fuels and energy imports and its 2030 targets for greenhouse‑gas reductions, energy efficiency, and renewable shares. The study applies a doctrinal legal method and a comparative approach to analyze directives, laws, and strategies, using a case‑based focus on sector coupling and PTX; it includes reviews of the EU hydrogen strategy, amendments to energy legislation, recommendations from Danish and EU authorities, and a web interview with Dansk Energi. Economic instruments such as the EU Emissions Trading System and a possible EU‑level carbon tax are discussed as support for investment and market development, and solution pathways are outlined, including a proposal for a joint PTX plant. In the provided excerpt, the problem framing, methods, and analytical plan are set out; detailed findings and specific barrier lists are not yet presented.

Specialet undersøger de juridiske og administrative barrierer for sektorkobling og Power‑to‑X (PTX) som nøgler til at skabe fleksibilitet i elsektoren i samspil med vedvarende energi. Med udgangspunkt i klimaretlige rammer fra UNFCCC, Kyotoprotokollen og Parisaftalen samt EU‑tiltag som Clean Energy Package, den Europæiske Grønne Pagt, EU‑klimaloven og VE‑direktiv 2018/2001 kortlægges, hvordan gældende regler kan hæmme eller fremme omstillingen fra kulstofbaserede brændsler. Baggrunden er EU’s høje afhængighed af fossile brændsler og import samt 2030‑mål for drivhusgasreduktion, energi­effektivitet og vedvarende energi. Specialet anvender en retsdogmatisk metode og en komparativ tilgang til at analysere direktiver, love og strategier, suppleret af et casestudie om sektorkobling med fokus på PTX; det omfatter bl.a. gennemgang af EU’s brintstrategi, ændringer af energiregler, anbefalinger fra danske og europæiske myndigheder samt et webinterview med Dansk Energi. Økonomiske virkemidler som EU’s emissionshandelssystem og en mulig europæisk CO2‑afgift diskuteres som støtte for investeringer og markedsudvikling, og der peges på løsningsmodeller, herunder et forslag til et fælles PTX‑anlæg. I den fremlagte del fastlægges problemfelt, metode og analyseplan; detaljerede resultater og konkrete barrierer præsenteres ikke endnu.

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